In 2005, the federal Energy Policy Act created a 30% Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for installing home and commercial solar energy systems. The ITC is more than a tax deduction; as a tax credit, it’s a dollar-for-dollar reduction of the income tax you’d otherwise have to pay. As such, it was like money going right into…
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Heading into the home stretch of 2018
Seems a little hard to believe, but we’re just about into October and the last quarter of calendar year 2018. If you’re seriously considering a solar system, and if you really want or need to 30% federal tax credit this year, time is running out for getting your order in place and your installation in…
Adding battery backup storage to your solar system pays. (Literally.)
The segment of the solar industry that’s shown the most activity and interest over the past few years has been “storage.” We’ve received a lot of interest in this subject, and that makes sense. There are thousands of residential solar systems installed in the past 10 years, and the owners want to explore the option of adding battery backup for times…
Foreign hackers are already attacking the US power grid. But a Milestone Solar system with battery backup bank will keep your lights on 24/7 even if they succeed.
This video report reveals how teams of hackers from Russia, China, Iran and ISIS have launched more than a dozen cyberattacks against the US power grid over the past ten years. All it takes is one success to knock out the electricity that lights, heats and cools homes; that keeps food fresh and cooks it;…
The Case for Grid-Tied Battery Backup Solar Systems
In his book, Lights Out, veteran newsman Ted Koppel says blackouts could happen anywhere and everywhere.. In 2003, Koppel wrote, when “a high-voltage power line in northern Ohio brushed against some trees and shut down…fifty million people lost power for up to two days in an area that spanned southeastern Canada and eight northeastern states.” In 2014, when…